QUESTION 7 This time we have a non-rotating space station in the shape of a long thin uniform rod of mass 8.46 x 10^6 kg
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 8:04 pm
QUESTION 7 This time we have a non-rotating space station in the shape of a long thin uniform rod of mass 8.46 x 10^6 kg and length 1258 meters. Small probes of mass 7749 kg are periodically launched in pairs from two points on the rod-shaped part of the station as shown, launching at a speed of 3474 m/s with respect to the launch points, which are each located 423 m from the center of the rod. After 17 pairs of probes have launched, how fast will the station be spinning? 3.31 rpm 2.32 rpm 5.30 rpm 1.39 rpm